BERGEN BRUNSWIG AND DURR-FILLAUER ANNOUNCE TENDER OFFER
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Bergen Brunswig (AMEX: BBC) and Durr-Fillauer (NASDAQ-OTC: DUFM) jointly announced that Bergen's tender offer for all outstanding shares of Durr-Fillauer common stock has been extended to 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 18, 1992, subject to further extension. The offer was scheduled to expire tonight at 8 p.m.
According to the depositary for the offer, 10,444,187 shares (constituting approximately 87 percent of the outstanding shares) had been tendered pursuant to the offer as of 2 p.m.
The companies said they had agreed to the extension in order to continue discussions they are having with the offices of the attorneys general of Alabama, Florida and Louisiana concerning certain antitrust issues raised by such attorneys general.
Bergen Brunswig also stated that the condition to its offer that two specified Durr-Fillauer customers confirm in writing their consent to the assignment of their contracts in connection with the acquisition transaction has been satisfied.
The companies said they would have no further comment at this time.
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/CONTACT: David Kronfeld of Kekst and Company, 212-593-2655, for Bergen Brunswig/
(BBC DUFM) CO: Bergen Brunswig; Durr-Fillauer ST: California, Alabama IN: MTC SU:

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